Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea
Guinea: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 1.50 million in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.50 million
World rank
40th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.78 million
in 1991
All-time low
1.50 million
in 2018
Years of data
6
1991–2018
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea stood at 1.50 million. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea peaked at 5.78 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.78 million | — |
| 1994 | 2.76 million | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 4.39 million | +59.0% |
| 2007 | 4.25 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | -35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 million | 2.76 million | 5.78 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.32 million | 4.25 million | 4.39 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.50 million | 2.32 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,351 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.609 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Guinea was 1.50 million in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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